About_our_travels

After Santa Cruz, we had three shorter stops. First, we took a bus to Samaipata. The original plan was to visit the Amboro National Park, but we ended up not doing it....

After the altitude and cold of La Paz, we flew back to Santa Cruz and stayed there for almost a week. Most tourists don't get lost in Santa Cruz because there isn't really much...

From Guayaquil we flew to Bolivia via Bogota and arrived in Santa Cruz at night. After one night there, we went straight to La Paz, where our stay in Bolivia really began. Upon...

For our last days on the Pacific coast of Ecuador, we booked a treehouse in Puerto Lopez. The actual tourist and party place in Ecuador is Montañita, which is located slightly...

Before we continued to our next slightly longer stay, we made a stop for two nights in Alausí on the way. Alausí is just a small village where there isn't really much exciting...

From Mindo, we continued south to Baños via Quito. Baños is known for its many outdoor activities. The small town is very touristy with many restaurants, bars, and cafes, and is...

After another day in Quito, which we used to visit the Basilica and go for a run in Carolina Park, we took the bus to Otavalo. Otavalo is a small town about 2 hours north of...

Isla Santa Cruz With the Galapagos Islands, one of the highlights of our trip was coming up and we were not disappointed. At first, we had decided to visit two islands, but then...

Arrived in Quito, we used the first day to settle into our apartment and plan the next few days. On the second day, we had planned to join a Free Walking Tour, but it...

We flew from Bogotá to Leticia. The city is located in the middle of the Amazon and serves as a starting point for many tours in the Colombian part of the Amazon. It is situated...

On January 1st, we took the bus to Bogotá. The first bus that actually arrived at the destination on time, which was most likely due to the date. But at least there was a bus to...

We continued from the mountains to the Tatacoa Desert. There are two stone deserts, a red one and a gray one, and it is pretty much the hottest place in Colombia. After an...

Medellín We then flew to Medellín from Santa Marta. Medellín is the second largest city in Colombia and is located at an altitude of about 1500 meters. Our accommodation was in...

Cartagena After leaving cold New York, we headed to warm Colombia. After a 5-hour flight, we went from 0 to over 30 degrees. Our first stop was Cartagena, located on the...

Arrival Our journey started with a train ride to Frankfurt. After an overnight stay, we set off early in the morning for the airport to catch the flight to New York. Almost 20...

Arrival and first day The start of our trip was accompanied by the impact of the current situation regarding the coronavirus. Just as we were on the plane by Singapore Airlines,...

Our next destination will be the Greek island of Corfu. Unfortunately, things didn't start off well even before departure as our car rental was canceled at short notice. Well,...

Das Video zu unserem letzten Ziel der Reise ist nun auch online: https://youtu.be/RImcdwZnhZc

The last stop of our trip was Tortuguero in Costa Rica. The journey from Panama City was not easy and took a long time. We started in the morning at 5 o'clock and arrived in the...

Nun könnt ihr euch den zweiten Teil unserer Panama Reise auch als Video anschauen. https://youtu.be/a4AzC4lZRoI

Our arrival in Panama City was very late due to a small problem in Santa Catalina, so we went straight to bed to watch the Panama Canal the next morning. Unfortunately, that...

Das Video findet ihr, wie immer auf unserem YouTube Kanal. Hier der Link dazu: https://youtu.be/x7p4nTC-f6w Wir freuen uns, wenn ihr reinschaut.

From the Caribbean coast we continued towards the Pacific coast with the hope of better weather. Since we had to travel from north to south through the country, we made a...

First destination in Panama was Bocas del Toro, a small island group in the Caribbean. Although we had heard before that the weather there shouldn't be so good at the moment, we...

Den zweiten Teil von Costa Rica (La Fortuna und Cahuita) gibt es nun auch als Video, wie immer auf unserem YouTube Kanal: https://youtu.be/0GFe0LHSBvI

La Fortuna On our second stay in Costa Rica, we first went to La Fortuna. Our plan was to go to the Arenal Volcano and do some hiking. Unfortunately, this plan didn't work...

Nach Corn Island sind wir auf die nächste Insel gefahren - Ometepe. Anschließend ging es in den Dschungel im Süden von Nicaragua. Das Video findet ihr unter folgendem...

San Carlos Our last destination in Nicaragua was the area around Río San Juan, which connects Lake Nicaragua with the Caribbean Sea. The starting point for destinations on Río...

Our accommodation on Ometepe was located quite centrally between the two volcanoes Madeiras and Concepción. We made a very good choice. The staff was super nice and there was...